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Reforms or brutal crackdown? How Gen Z revolt puts Kenya at turning point

Anti-riot policed officers rough up one of the protesters during the June 25, 2025, demonstrations in Nairobi's CBD. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

The vigorous return of Gen-Z activities in Kenya’s streets is loaded with ominous messages on unfinished business. It arrives with questions galore. The political class cannot possibly ward them off by whistling in the dark, and strawman fallacies. It must confront the shadows within.

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